Orange County DA Reports Decrease in Crime, Result of Major Narcotics Operations in Annual Update

District Attorney David Hoovler highlighted low crime rates in a tough environment for prosecutors, as well as several major drug busts.

People enter the Orange County Court building in Goshen, N.Y., on Sept. 22, 2022. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.–The office of the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) released its annual report, chronicling law enforcement actions by the DA’s office and police in Orange County up to 2023. It also reported convictions for serious crimes like homicide, narcotics trafficking, and arson.

The report, published on May 28, showed an overall decrease in crime in Orange County between 2014 and 2023. The OCDA’s office told The Epoch Times that the report did not include trends for 2024 as they did not have 2024 data at the time of publication.